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milkfish (Chanos chanos)
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Chanidae

milkfish

Chanos chanos

One Hundred Eighty Centimeters Chanid Fish of Japanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

milkfish is a fish of Indo-West Pacific. Records give a maximum length of 180 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Family
Chanidae
Genus
Chanos
Maximum length
180 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to Red Sea, to Hawaii and the Marquesas, north to Japan, south to Victoria, Australia. Eastern Pacific: San Pedro, California to the Galapagos.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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